I'm writing my English language coursework in which I have to anaylse my own language and I have used the phrases, 'my use of', 'such as', shown in the use of . .' etc and it's so tedious, I was just ...

My apologies, I’m having issues with a double negative sentence. Bear in mind I don't want to change the sentence structure around, I just want to know if at the end of the sentence, I should put the ...

Consider the following sentence as an example. I used some hair spray. What part of speech is hair? Intuitively, I want to say it's an adjective modifying spray since hair spray is two separate words ...

This is my first question although I have been reading you for a long time. My question is: can that which be used with the meaning of something?
For me, that is a demonstrative pronoun, so you can ...

When I learnt grammar in school, I was taught that there are optional and obligatory adverbials. Trying to understand grammar in the form presented by Huddleston and Pullum (e.g. the Cambridge Grammar ...

I corrected a student as she had made the sentence "it's ok to Martin". I know that this sentence structure is incorrect, she asked why I had made the correction and I am having difficulty explaining ...

I have come accross an unusual to me form of sentence from "The curious Savage": "You’ve got me in such a state, I can’t think. I haven’t a brain in my head, anyhow—you’ve said so time and again.". ...

I'm a first time poster, so please let me know if I am posting in the wrong place! I am trying to break down the sentence structure of this sentence. Specifically, how commas are used in the following ...

Can you explain why using "loud" as either an adjective or an adverb changes the meaning of the sentence. Is it just an English convention, or is there something deeper going on?
I like loud singing =...

I was reading a short story and this sentence came in. I found it weird in grammar and do not understand it.
"There was once a woman who was very, very cheerful, though she had little to make her so; ...

I have a problem understanding the need for the word “no” in sentences like :
I don’t eat no meat. -
I don’t smell no dinner cooking.
...
Why would we need to add “no” if we already have
“Don’t” in ...

I know my question may seem silly to native speakers, but l am really interested in knowing which construction is more common in everyday speech:
He is married and has two sons.
He is married, with ...

Which of the followings is/are the correct usage of the word "lest"? How are these different from each other?
...hesitant to speak out lest he be fired.
...hesitant to speak out lest he'd be fired.
.....

I came across this paragraph in a newspaper. "He explains the significance of these diverse realities: 'An occupational identity, where people identify as farmers, is emerging in States of the first ...

I am a bit confused about this sentences.
1) As I mentioned during my induction to HR, I have a trip that already plans a year ago and fully paid so that I cannot cancel it. It would be my pleasure ...